Bishkek vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
664K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6948th and 676th ($757 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6280th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rotterdam

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Bishkek Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727